Cover construction



L. A. SHOEMAKER ET AL 2,%7,69K

COVER CONSTRUCT ION Aug 12 m ori inal Filed June 3,. 13%

arm/way Mal/er Patented Aug. 1, 1939 5 167,691

2,167,691 COVER. CONSTRUCTION Louis A. Shoemaker, Carleton, Mich, andAndrew E. Miller, Terre Haute, Ind.; said Miller assignor to saidShoemaker Original. application June 8, 1936, Serial No. 84,052. Dividedand this application August 5, 1937, Serial No. 157,476

4 Claims. (Cl. 229-44) This invention relates to baby chick boxes, andtogether through the medium of the two downmore particularly to thosethat have a cover comwardly converging walls I! and [9, which latterposed of sections that can be opened and closed are integrally united attheir lower edges, so that separately, so that the interior of the boxcan be the entire cover, comprising the two sections and divided intocompartments, one or more of which the said partition wall, is formedfrom a single 5 can be opened without opening the others. Y blank, thefree or swinging ends of the two cover This is a division of applicationSerial No. sections having upturned portions?! and 21 that 84,052, filedJune 8, 1936, by L. A. Shoemaker and engage underneath the horizontaltop wall 6 of A. E. Miller for Chick box. the body of the box, as shownmore clearly in 10 Generally stated, the object of the invention Fig. 2or the drawing, when the cover sections 10 is to provide a novel andimproved construction are in closed position. whereby the cover of achick box of this kind com- The interior of the boxhas a longitudinalparprises two sections that can be opened and closed tition wall 28,held in'place in .anyflsuitable or separately, but which are integralwith each desired manner, and this wallis provided with other, throughthe niedium of a double thickness shoulders 3| to engage upstandingportions 21 16 partition in the body of the box, the edges of and 21, inthe manner shown, thus maintaining the cover sections having bendabletabs to engage these portions of i the cover in vertical position. theside walls of the box, when the cover sections Each top wall'i has itsmiddle portion provided are in closed position, thereby in efiectforming with a notch 8, at the inner edge of the top 20 notches for abinding wire or the like, to keep wall, so that two fingers can beinserted back of m the sections closed. either cover portion 21, withone finger at one Another object is to provide an improved conside, andthe other finger at the other side of struction and arrangement wherebythe said the partition wall 28, thereby to flex and bend cover sectionshave bendable tabs that can be the-portions 2'I outwardly from under theover- 5 bent down to hold the upper edges of the side hanging inneredges of the walls 6 and 6, which walls of the box against outwarddisplacement. latter serve to hold the free or swinging ends of Anotherobject is to provide a novel and imthe two cover sections in closedposition. proved construction and arrangement whereby It will also beseen that the cover sections 25 the said cover sections are convenientlyopened and 25 have their side edge Provided with bendby inserting twofingers under the free or swingable tabs 26 that can be bent down to ineflfect 30 ing ends of the cover sections, at the middle of providenotches to receive binding wires 'or other each end, with one finger atone side, and the flexible binding members by which to fasten the otherfinger at the other side of an interior parcover sections in closedposition, after the box tition wall, thereby to disengage said ends fromis filled and ready for shipment or transportation.

overhanging portions of the box. In addition, it will be seen that thetwo cover 35 It is also an object to provide certain details sections 25and 25 have bendable tabs 33 that of construction tending to increasethe general can be bent down to hold the upper edges of the efllciencyand desirability of a chick box cover side walls Il against outwarddisplacement, construction of this particular character. whereby thecover construction contributes to the 40 To the foregoing and otheruseful ends, the strength and stiffness of the general construction 40invention consists in matters hereinafter set forth of the box. andclaimed and shown in the accompanying It will be seen that the tabs 25and the tabs 33 drawing, in whichhave outer edges flush with theoverhanging side Fig. 1 is a perspective of a chickbox having a edges ofthe two cover sections. The tabs 26 cover construction embodying theprinciples of form recesses, when pressed down, for the cords 45 theinvention. 1 or wire, and in this way the tabs 25 prevent the Fig. 2 isa longitudinal section on line 2-2 in cords or wire from cutting intothe upper edges l of the drawing. of the side walls. The tabs 33 arespaced apart Figs. 3, 4 and 5 are fragmentary views of cerat each sideof the box, when pressed down, and

so tain portions of the cover construction, Fig. 3 it is their inneredges that cilectively engage the being a vertical section on line 3-3in Fig. 1 of side walls. the drawing, and Fig. 5 being a verticalsection on It will be seen that the projections 34 on the line 5--5 inFig. 4 of the drawing. opposite ends of the transverse partition wall I9As thus illustrated, the invention comprises and I9, which extend.through the side walls the cover sections 25 and 25, integrallyconnected 0! the box, co-operate with the tabs 33 to hold 55 the coversections in position, when the cover is closed, and that in this way avery effective and tight cover construction is provided. It is alsoobvious that the tabs 33 serve to hold the cover sections in place,relatively to the openings 8 and 8, so that the latter are centered overthe longitudinal partition, thus again insuring accuracy of position ofall parts of the cover when the latter is closed.

What we claim as our invention is:

1. In a baby chick box, or box for other purposes, means forming bottomand side and end walls for the body of the box, and a folding coverconstruction comprising two upwardly opening cover sections, theoverhanging edges of the cover sections having corner tabs flush withthe said edges of the sections that are depressible downwardly away fromeach other, at each side of the box, to engage with their inner edgesthe outer surface of the side wall sections, holding the upper middleportion of the latter against outward displacement, with a space betweenthe two depressed tabs at each side of the box.

2. A structure as specified in claim 1, the two cover sections beingconnected together by an integral double partition wall dividing the boxinto two compartments, one under each cover section, and the ends ofwhich partition wall are held against the side walls by said tabs.

3. A structure as specified in claim 1, comprising a transversepartition having end portions projecting through the side walls,co-operating with said tabs to hold said cover sections in place, whenin closed position.

4. A structure as specified in claim 1, comprising top walls havingopenings in the inner edges thereof, at the longitudinal center of thebox, with a longitudinal partition extending under said openings, saidcover sections having upstanding openings by said tabs, when the coveris closed.

LOUIS A. SHOEMAKER. ANDREW E. MILLER.

